Jama, Dumka

For disambiguation, see Jama.
Jama
Community development block
Jama

Location in Jharkhand, India

Coordinates: 24°22′6″N 87°15′52″E / 24.36833°N 87.26444°E / 24.36833; 87.26444Coordinates: 24°22′6″N 87°15′52″E / 24.36833°N 87.26444°E / 24.36833; 87.26444
Country  India
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Elevation 145 m (476 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 137,963
Languages
 • Official Hindi, Santali
Literacy (2011)
 • Total literates 71,132 (61.88%)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 814141 (Jarmundi)
Telephone/STD code 06431
Vehicle registration JH 04
Lok Sabha constituency Dumka
Vidhan Sabha constituency Jama
Website dumka.nic.in
CD Block

Jama is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Dumka district, Jharkhand state, India. It is located 16 km from Dumka, the district headquarters.

Geography

Jama, the eponymous CD Block headquarters, is located at 24°22′6″N 87°15′52″E / 24.36833°N 87.26444°E / 24.36833; 87.26444.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Jama CD Block had a total population of 137,963, all of which were rural. There were 69,621 (50 %) males and 68,342 (50 %) females. Scheduled Castes numbered 7,069 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 68,021. Population below 6 years was 23,015.[1]

Jama is a village with a population of 843 as per 2011 census.[1]

Literacy

As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Jama CD Block was 71,132 (61.88 % of the population over 6 years) out of which 44,239 (62 %) were males and 26,893 (38 %) were females.[1]

As per 2011 census, literacy in Dumka district was 61.02.[2]Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011. [3]Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.[4]

Transportation

The Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat railway line is fully operational from June 2015. The Jasidih-Dumka sector was operational from 2011. There is a railway station at Jama.[5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "District Census 2011". Population Census 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Jharkhand Profile" (PDF). Census Info India 2011 – Final population totals. Census Comissioner, Government of India. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Literacy in India". Census 2011. Census population 2015 data. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "New rail line for Dumka, Santhal Pargana linked to Bengal, waits for train to Bihar". The Telegraph, 5 June 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Dumka-Rampuhat train service flagged off". The Times of India, 5 June 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
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